2010 Volvo XC60

WHILE DRIVING THE LOW TIRE PRESS WARNING CAME ON AFTER PULLING INTO SERVICE STATION, APPROX 2 BLOCKS PRESSURE IN TIRE WAS 25# WHEN ATTEMPTING TO ADD AIR THE VALVE STEM END FELL OFF EXPOSING THE SHRADER VALVE. AFTER TAKING TO DEALER THEY REPLACED TIRE PRESS MONITOR MODULE UNDER WARRANTY. AAPPROX 6 MONTHS EARLIER I HAD A LOW AIR PRESS WARNING ON A DIFFERENT WHEEL AND AFTER DRIVING ABOUT 1/4 MILE HOME INSPECTION SHOWED VALVE STEM WAS GONE, DEALER REPLACED PRESS SENDER UNIT AND TIRE AT MY EXPENSE. XC70 HAS TJ24767 DATED DEC 2011 THAT ADDRESSES TPMS NUT CORROSION. WHEN DEALER WAS QUESTION IF THIS APPLIED TO XC60 WAS TOLD THEY SELDOM SEE THIS PROBLEM BUT WOULD NOT REPLACE MONITORS. *TR

THE PROBLEM OF THE ENGINE WAS FIRST REPORTED TO CULVER CITY VOLVO ON 12/12/2011. ON 10/30/2012 THE VEHICLE WAS SENT BACK THE 2ND TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. AGAIN, ON 12/05/2012, THE VEHICLE WAS SENT BACK THE 3RD TIME FOR THE SAME PROBLEM. I WENT BACK TO CULVER CITY VOLVO TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE ON 12/24/2012. AS SOON AS I STARTED THE ENGINE AT THE DEALER'S PARKING LOT, TWO MESSAGES CAME ON DASHBOARD. ONE WAS "ENGINE SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED" AND THE OTHER ONE WAS "TRANSMISSION SYSTEM SERVICE REQUIRED". THE SERVICE DEPARTMENT TOOK THE VECHILE BACK. ONE 12/27/2012, I WENT BACK TO PICK UP THE VEHICLE. THE SAME MESSAGE CAME ON DASHBOARD. TODAY IS 01/05/2013 AND I HAVE NOT RECEIVED ANY PHONE CALL FROM CULVER CITY VOLVO. CULVER CITY VOLVO IS STILL TRYING TO FIX THE PROBLEM. *TR

"OIL LOW" MESSAGE APPEARED ON LCD DISPLAY INSIDE SPEEDOMETER DIAL. TURNED OFF CAR, WAITED FOR OIL TO DRAIN (10 MINUTES), AND CHECKED DIPSTICK. BONE DRY. HAD TO ADD 3 QUARTS OF OIL (ADDED WHAT WAS ON STICKER IN WINDSHIELD) TO REACH THE ACCEPTABLE MIDPOINT ON THE DIPSTICK. CAR SHOULD NOT BE USING HALF OF THE OIL IN THE ENGINE BETWEEN SERVICES. PROBLEM HAS NOT POPPED UP BEFORE THIS. AS A CAR MAY BE 1 QUART LOW AT TIME OF SERVICING, BEING HALF EMPTY IS UNACCEPTABLE. CAR HAS HAD REGULAR MAINTENANCE SINCE BUILT-TO-ORDER NEW IN 2010. VOLVO XC60 T6 AWD. *JS

PULLING INTO DRIVEWAY, PRESSED ON BRAKE PEDAL. FOOT WAS ON EDGE OF BRAKE PEDAL, AND RUBBER COVER POPPED OFF. AFTER INSPECTING, IT APPEARS THAT THE "LIPS" ON THE BACK END OF THE RUBBER PEDAL COVER THAT HOLD IT TO THE METAL PEDAL ARE NOT LONG ENOUGH TO GRASP THE PEDAL SECURELY. IT SHOULD WRAP AROUND THE PEDAL LIKE A RUBBER BAND, BUT THERE IS SO LITTLE EXTRA RUBBER ON THE BACK THAT IT APPEARED THAT THE RUBBER COVER COULD LITERALLY POP OFF, AND THAT'S JUST WHAT IT DID. GO INSPECT YOURS. THIS WAS ON A 2010 XC60 T6 AWD WITH STANDARD RUBBER PEDALS. UNDERNEATH THIS RUBBER COVER (THE TRACTION ON THE PEDAL), IS A PIECE OF UNTEXTURED METAL WHICH HAS ZERO TRACTION. DRIVING, THIS COULD CAUSE A SERIOUS ACCIDENT. SLIGHTLY WET AND THERE IS NO WAY TO STOP IF YOUR FOOT SLIPS DUE TO NO RUBBER ON THE PEDAL ANY MORE. *JS

AFTER STARTING UP FROM A STOP, CITY SAFETY ACTIVATED WITH AN EMERGENCY BRAKE ACTIVATION, WE WERE ALMOST REAR ENDED BY THE CAR BEHIND US. THERE WAS NO REASON FOR THE ACTIVATION OF THE BRAKES, VEHICLE IN FRONT WAS ACCELERATING AWAY FROM US, PLENTY OF SPACE BETWEEN US, AND SPACE WAS INCREASING. THIS OCCURRED ON 3 MORE OCCASIONS BEFORE I COULD GET TO THE DEALER. MY WIFE HAS NOT DRIVEN THE CAR SINCE, AS SHE NO LONGER FEELS SAFE, WORRIED ABOUT SELF, AND THE BABY DUE TO HARD STOP OR IF REAR ENDED. *TR

ALTHOUGH THE CAR WAS A NEW CAR, WITHIN THREE WEEKS OF PURCHASE, THE AIR-CONDITIONER DID NOT WORK. WHEN WE BROUGHT IT INTO THE DEALERSHIP, THE SERVICE MANAGER SAID THAT A PEBBLE HIT THE CONDENSER, AND I WAS TOLD THAT I WOULD BE CHARGED $950.00 FOR THE REPAIR. I GOT A MANAGER AND THE OWNER OF THE DEALERSHIP INVOLVED, AND THEY FINALLY AGREED NOT TO CHARGE ME. INASMUCH AS I AM ON THE TOLL ROAD EVERY DAY, AND I AM NOT DRIVING ON A GRAVEL ROAD, I THINK THIS HAS TO BE A DESIGN FLAW BECAUSE THERE APPARENTLY IS NOT PROTECTION FOR THE CONDENSER. WHAT WOULD HAPPEN IF THIS CAR WAS TO BE DRIVEN ON A GRAVEL ROAD? IN FORTY YEARS OF DRIVING, I HAVE NEVER HEARD OF ANYTHING LIKE THIS HAPPENING. I ALSO BELIEVE THAT VOLVO SHOULD RECALL THESE CARS AND DEVELOP SOME SORT OF PROTECTION FOR THE CONDENSER, AS THIS IS A TREMENDOUS LIABILITY.

TL*THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. UPON STARTING THE VEHICLE HE ATTEMPTED TO OPERATE THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT BUT ONLY WARM AIR WOULD BLOW FROM THE VENTS. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE HE WAS TOLD THAT THE REFRIGERANT WAS LEAKING FROM THE AIR CONDITIONING UNIT. THE VEHICLE WAS REPAIRED. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS 3,142 AND THE CURRENT MILEAGE WAS 5,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. WHILE THE CONTACT WAS DRIVING APPROXIMATELY 55 MPH, THE VEHICLE STALLED WITHOUT WARNING. THE ENGINE RESTARTED AFTER SEVERAL ATTEMPTS AND THEN RESUMED NORMALLY. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE TECHNICIAN ADVISED THAT THE FAILURE WAS RELATED TO THE FUEL SYSTEM. THE CONTACT WAS UNCERTAIN OF THE DEFECTIVE PART THAT WAS REPLACED DURING THE SERVICE REPAIR. THE IDENTICAL FAILURE OCCURRED ON TWO SEPARATE OCCASIONS. THE VEHICLE WAS BEING DIAGNOSED AND REPAIRED BY AN AUTHORIZED DEALER AT THE TIME OF THE COMPLAINT FILING. THE FAILURE MILEAGE WAS APPROXIMATELY 15,000.

TL* THE CONTACT OWNS A 2010 VOLVO XC60. WHILE DRIVING AT APPROXIMATELY 35 MPH WITH THE ADAPTIVE CRUISE CONTROL ACTIVATED, THE VEHICLE ABNORMALLY ACCELERATED UNTIL THE BRAKES WERE APPLIED. THE VEHICLE WAS TAKEN TO AN AUTHORIZED DEALER WHERE THE FAILURE COULD NOT BE DUPLICATED. IN ADDITION, THE CONTACT STATED THAT A "RADAR BLOCKED" SERVICE LIGHT HAS INTERMITTENTLY ILLUMINATED ON THE DASHBOARD SINCE THE DATE OF PURCHASING THE VEHICLE. THE FAILURE AND CURRENT MILEAGES WERE 1,000. UPDATED 11/03/10 *BF THE CONSUMER STATED ALL INFORMATION WAS ACCURATE. UPDATED 11/04/10*JB